New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is opposed to a plan that would have imposed tougher penalties on criminals who attack retail workers.
Retail crime has been on the rise in New York City, but top legislative leaders say increased penalties on those who would assault retail workers would not be effective. Governor Kathy Hochul proposed the bill in her State of the State speech earlier this year and reemphasized it around a month ago. "Our shop workers deserve to feel that they are protected once again and not say I've had enough I'm leaving," Hochul said at the time.
"In a recent survey conducted by RWDSU– more than 80 percent of retail workers say that they are worried about an active shooter coming into their workplace.Eusabio says that retail workers need more protection. "Please think about the victims and not those creating the crime," Eusabio said to state lawmakers. "Please think about all the people that go to work every day and want to feel safe in their place of work.
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